Inventor · disambiguated record
Frank C. Maffei
Also filed as: MAFFEI FRANK · MAFFEI FRANK C
34 granted patents·1 pending application·17,936 citations·filing 1996–2020
99Inventor score
Technology areasA61B
Files withCOVIDIEN LP15UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP6TYCO HEALTHCARE5WENCHELL THOMAS4BEARDSLEY JOHN W3
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35 records- 0199US10130367B2Surgical apparatusCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 20, 2018·1.2k cites·21 claims
- 0299US8403196B2Dissection tip and introducer for surgical instrumentBEARDSLEY JOHN W·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 26, 2013·1.1k cites·14 claims
- 0399US8281973B2Surgical stapling deviceWENCHELL THOMAS·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 9, 2012·1.8k cites·19 claims
- 0499US8113408B2Surgical stapling deviceWENCHELL THOMAS·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 14, 2012·1.4k cites·8 claims
- 0599US8033440B2Surgical stapling deviceTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 11, 2011·1.4k cites·16 claims
- 0699US7703653B2Articulation mechanism for surgical instrumentTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 27, 2010·2.2k cites·15 claims
- 0799US7624902B2Surgical stapling apparatusTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 1, 2009·2k cites·14 claims
- 0898US10285698B2Surgical apparatusCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted May 14, 2019·272 cites·17 claims
- 0998US8403195B2Dissection tip and introducer for surgical instrumentBEARDSLEY JOHN W·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 26, 2013·1k cites·12 claims
- 1098US8136711B2Dissection tip and introducer for surgical instrumentBEARDSLEY JOHN W·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 20, 2012·1k cites·15 claims
- 1198US7891534B2Surgical stapling deviceTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 22, 2011·384 cites·7 claims
- 1297US8690039B2Dissection tip and introducer for surgical instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 8, 2014·249 cites·16 claims
- 1397US8418904B2Surgical stapling deviceWENCHELL THOMAS·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 16, 2013·409 cites·16 claims
- 1497US8286848B2Surgical stapling deviceWENCHELL THOMAS·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 16, 2012·267 cites·20 claims
- 1597US8205619B2Method of preventing articulation in a surgical instrumentSHAH SACHIN·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 26, 2012·349 cites·9 claims
- 1696US10987105B2Surgical apparatusCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 27, 2021·21 cites·21 claims
- 1796US10617415B2Surgical stapling deviceCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 14, 2020·23 cites·14 claims
- 1896US9468439B2Surgical instrument and bushingCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 18, 2016·164 cites·17 claims
- 1996US9232944B2Surgical instrument and bushingCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 12, 2016·172 cites·18 claims
- 2095US7934628B2Surgical stapling deviceTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2008·Granted May 3, 2011·360 cites·5 claims
- 2194US10080564B2Dissection tip and introducer for surgical instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 25, 2018·17 cites·14 claims
- 2289US9433416B2Dissection tip and introducer for surgical instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 6, 2016·22 cites·7 claims
- 2389US5779718AMethod of anastomosing a vessel using a surgical clip applierUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 14, 1998·397 cites·8 claims
- 2487US5720756ASurgical clip applierUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 24, 1998·345 cites·49 claims
- 2586US5868761ASurgical clip applierUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 9, 1999·362 cites·20 claims
- 2686US5725537AMethod of performing a vessel anastomosis using a surgical clip applierUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 10, 1998·334 cites·14 claims
- 2784US5725538ASurgical clip applierUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 10, 1998·296 cites·48 claims
- 2882US9615827B2Surgical stapling device with locking memberCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 11, 2017·7 cites·20 claims
- 2977US11123066B2Dissection tip and introducer for surgical instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 21, 2021·1 cites·19 claims
- 3076US5957938ATissue everting needleUNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 28, 1999·205 cites·20 claims
- 3174US11337696B2Surgical stapling deviceCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2020·Granted May 24, 2022·0 cites·15 claims
- 3268US6030340ASurgical retractorUS SURGICAL·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 29, 2000·137 cites·26 claims
- 3367US11134948B2Surgical apparatusCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 5, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 3456US2014166723A1Dissection tip and introducer for surgical instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3555US10568623B2Surgical instrument and bushingCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 25, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
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